Councillor arrested on suspicion of assault after man hit by Skoda car

Melling Parish Councillor Ron Baker has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a man with his car

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A 70-year-old parish councillor has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a 21-year-old man was hit by a Skoda car.

Councillor Ron Barker - who was elected onto Melling Parish Council 16 years ago as he wanted to “make Melling a better place to live” - was arrested on suspicion of Section 18 wounding with intent this weekend.

Merseyside Police were called after the alleged incident, which is reported to have taken place at about 7.10pm on Roughwood Drive in Kirkby.

The force said a 21-year-old male pedestrian had been in collision with a Skoda car on Roughwood Drive.

The 21-year-old man sustained a minor leg injury in the incident and was treated in hospital before being discharged.

Merseyside Police confirmed that a 70-year-old man from Melling was arrested on suspicion of Section 18 wounding with intent and subsequently released on bail.

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A spokesman for Melling Parish Council said they had been informed about the incident and hoped it would be resolved promptly.

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A statement read: “Melling Parish Council is aware of an incident which took place on Saturday night.

“The Police are investigating the matter and the Council is waiting for the result of those investigations.

“The Council also hopes that the matter will be resolved quickly.”

The spokesman added that Cllr Baker is not currently suspended from the parish council and said the authority would wait for the results of the police investigation before deciding on any action to take.

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According to the Melling Parish Council website, former council chairman Ron and his wife Elaine moved to Melling Village- which lies in the Sefton borough - in 1983 from Waterloo to be close to family and because “they knew it was a nice area to bring up a family.”

The website states that Cllr Baker - a former Citizen’s Advice Bureau advisor - has three children and six grandchildren.

He became a councillor in 2001 in a bid to “try and improve the village where possible and make it a better place to live in, which he still continues to do.”